Letters to the Editor

Voters already decided 'home rule'

Posted:
05/18/2017 12:43:02 PM MDT

It is interesting to note that the Town Board is investigating the issue of "home rule." This is particularly ironic in the centennial anniversary year of being a statutory municipality in the State of Colorado for the last 100 years.

Perhaps history has been forgotten or overlooked. In August 2005 Estes Park voters rejected home rule as a form of governance by a 60.2 percent margin.

It appears that the citizens of Estes have already decided the statutory system is not broken and there is no need to try to fix it. Something for the Town Board to think about.

Eric W. Blackhurst

Estes Park

Immigration issues

Immigrants have always been welcome addition to this nation and we are all descended from immigrants unless Native American.

There is no danger to legal immigrants and those working the path to same (who are trudging through cumbersome red tape).

Illegal aliens a.k.a. undocumented are at risk for deportation should they be criminals (and actively engaging in crime).

By virtue of 1996 statutes; if not documented- Federal laws are being broken.

"Three strikes" rule for blacks et al while illegals skate- is a two tier law enforcement.

Nothing has changed except existing (codified law) is being enforced under this administration.

The President can only take away funding, as is his right.

Law enforcement et al can not legally be thrown in jail.

Be careful with Mens Rae as goes to law enforcement as inferences seditious and dangerous rhetoric!

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Are the Estes citizen groups prepared to pay back millions in Federal funds given to the Town?

Making law goes to Congress; and the process open to all.

Enter into a conversation and propose a plan at the Federal level as Town Counsel/ law enforcement does not make law.

Citizens harboring illegals do not speak for this citizen!

Where were Estes "citizen groups" when "Gathering of Christian Men" a.k.a. the KKK took place?

How about all the ADA violations in Town?

Business owners in town receiving how much in Federal subsidizing monies to hire illegals at lower wage versus a veteran or high school student?

This information can also be obtained and posted.

Support breaking one law and all others can be broken!

C.G. Fleischer

Estes Park

No special privilege for illegal immigrants

One cannot but be astonished at the recent statements by the Estes Valley Indivisible Immigration Committee urging local authorities and police to refuse cooperation with Federal immigration officers seeking detention of criminal aliens.

It is not exactly certain whose well being this committee is looking after, that of criminal (i.e. illegal) aliens or local merchants in need of labor . Hopefully our town authorities and police have enough sense to realize that they are not free to obstruct Federal law. But rather are in office to represent the law abiding residents who elected them, pay their salaries and expect them to uphold our country's laws.

There should be no special privilege given to a select group of criminals, setting them above the law just to placate the progressive fantasies of some committee or allow select businesses to profit.

This is realy quite incredulous and it should not be tolerated.

Carl Cross

Estes Park

Thank you Estes Park

Center Stage School of Dance & Gymnastics Estes Park, would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated canned food items on behalf of Crossroads Ministry this past weekend.

In all, 286.4 pounds of food was collected at the Center Stage Gala Recital over Mother's Day weekend!

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